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Contrastes

for Two Pianos, on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus.

Αντιθέσεις για δύο Πιάνα έργο 48

Catalogue No.: YSC90

Status: Completed

Opus: 48

Genre: Chamber Music

Creative Timeline: Third Period

Dedication:

"à mes amis Julia et Constantin Ganevi."

Number of Movements: 3

Movement Titles:

Alterations
Dialogue
Finale (Fuga)

Instrumentation:

2 Pianos

Written in: Athens

Date: March 26, 1984

Duration: 00:14:41

Sicilianos Archive Files

#	Archive Title	Description	Number of Pages	Digital Format	Linked File
1	Prophetiae Sibyllarum	Scan of "Prophetiae Sibyllarum" by Orlando di Lasso with annotations by Sicilianos.	14	PDF	View or Download
2	Draft Score & Sketch Material	Scan of the draft score and sketch material.	31	PDF	View or Download
3	Full Score	Scan of the full score.	29	PDF	View or Download

Intertextuality

#	Image	Title	Creator	Type	Remarks	Work Page
1		Prophetiae Sibyllarum	Orlando di Lasso	Music		View

Discography

#	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1	Works for One and Two Pianos	Alexandra Papastefanou, Elisabeth Kounalaki	Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Eight Children's Miniatures Op. 23, Etudes Compositionnelles Op. 32, Tanagraea Suite for two Pianos Op. 17c	Compact Disc	Lyra	1995	View
2	Yorgos Sicilianos Piano Music 1957-1984	Daniël Kramer, Ermis Theodorakis	Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Eight Children's Miniatures Op. 23, Etudes Compositionnelles Op. 32, Tanagraea Suite for two Pianos Op. 17c	Compact Disc	Hellenic Society For Aesthetics	2007	View
3	Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary edition for the ten years after his passing	Apostolos Palios, Ivi Papathanasiou, Kostas Chardas, Marinos Tranoudakis, Stefanos Nasos	Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 59, Tanagraea Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion Op. 17a	Digital	Irida Classical	2016	View

Articles & Papers

#	Cover	Title	Author(s)	Affiliation	Publication Year	Language	Remarks	Item Page
1		Analytical and Interpretative Approach: Yorgo Sicilianos’s Works for Two Pianos	Apostolos Palios		2022	English		View

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	May 23, 2002	Parnassos Literary Society Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	N/A	Ermis Theodorakis (piano)[Op. 17c, Op. 23, Op. 32, Op. 48], Emmanouil "Manolis" Perysinakis (piano)[Op. 17c, Op. 48]	N/A	Tanagraea, Op. 17c - Eight Children's Miniatures, Op. 23 - Etudes Compositionnelles, Op. 32 - Contrastes, Op. 48
2	March 20, 2007	Benaki Museum	Athens	Greece	Exhibition - Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005, the composer in the avant-garde of contemporary music	Benaki Museum	Georgios Demertzis (violin) (Op. 45, 46), Apostolos Chandrakis (cello) (Op. 46), Ermis Theodorakis (piano) (Op. 32, 45, 46, 48), Daniël Kramer (piano) (Op. 48)	N/A	Etudes Compositionnelles Op. 32, Violin Sonata Op. 45, Pantoum Op. 46, Contrastes Op. 48
3	February 2, 2015	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire	Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Apostolos Palios (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion) [Op. 17a], Ivi Papathanasiou (cello) [Op. 59], Kostas Chardas (piano) [Op. 59]	N/A	Tanagraea Op. 17a, Contrastes Op. 48, Cellos Sonata Op. 59

Performers

#	Name	Performer Type	Ensembles/Organisations	Profile
1	Apostolos Palios	Pianist	Philippos Nakas Conservatory	View
2	Daniël Kramer	Pianist	Conservatorium van Amsterdam	View
3	Emmanouil "Manolis" Perysinakis	Pianist, Composer		View
4	Ermis Theodorakis	Pianist, Composer		View
5	Stefanos Nasos	Pianist		View

Conferences & Events

#	Image	Name	Type	Location	Year	Event Page
1		Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005, the composer in the avant-garde of contemporary music	Exhibition	Benaki Museum	2007	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 126
Yorgos Sicilianos Piano Music 1957-1984 (Γιώργος Σισιλιάνος Μουσική για Πιάνο 1957-1984), performed by Ermis Theodorakis and Daniël Kramer. Hellenic Society For Aesthetics, 2007, Compact Disc, 66:07.
Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary Edition for the Ten Years After His Passing, performed by Stefanos Nasos, Apostolos Palios, Marinos Tranoudakis, Evi Papathanasiou, and Kostas Chardas. Irida Classical, 2016, Digital, 44:00.
Works for One and Two Pianos (Εργα για ενα και δυο πιανα), performed by Elisabeth Kounalaki and Alexandra Papastefanou. Lyra, 1995, Compact Disc. Catalogue No.: CD 0173.
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 276, 279, 280
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 191, 207
Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007), 186
Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016), 65, 118

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